How to Use nearby in a Sentence

nearby

adverb or adjective
  • Keep an eye out for wildlife nearby.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026
  • There's a lot to do nearby as well.
    — Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • Stare at all the things nearby.
    — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Hared stood nearby with a gun in his hand.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
  • Foxx heard the crash from his home nearby.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 May 2026
  • There should be some of their food nearby.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The bells in the church nearby are tolling.
    — Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Her 10-month-old son was in his crib nearby.
    — Emily Broyles, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
  • In one case, remnants of an old road were found nearby.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Does that mean there’s an abundance of game nearby?
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
  • And the mall took its name from a country club that had been nearby.
    — Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2021
  • There’s no crew behind them or nearby.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
  • There were guards nearby, and no second chances.
    — Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Is there somebody who's still nearby who's putting my life at risk?
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Campers must take their own food and gear, but food is available nearby.
    — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Her daughter lived down the street, and two of her cousins were nearby too.
    — J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Oct. 2021
  • One or two buzzers aren’t so bad, but a swarm of them could mean there’s a nest nearby.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
  • Her husband, who was nearby, did not go to the house to help his wife.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Ryan was found dead nearby — with gunshot wounds to the head and chest.
    — Christine Pelisek, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Merrell pulled weeds in front of her tent and picked up trash strewn about nearby.
    — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
  • There is a house nearby that has a loquat tree right by the curb of the street.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
  • In the home, as well, were the woman’s two sons and a boy who lives nearby.
    — cleveland, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Her dog, Delta Dawn, snoozed nearby.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026
  • When your child is ready, leave them home alone for a short time while staying nearby.
    — Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The girlfriend was sitting nearby in a car with the hood raised.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Her car was parked nearby and the engine was running.
    — Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Their grown daughters live nearby.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Most owls like to have a clearing nearby for hunting.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The few people who still live nearby must leave their homes ahead of launches.
    — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 13 June 2022
  • If fries are also on the menu, maybe there's salt and pepper nearby.
    — Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 22 Sep. 2021

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